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This topic explains how to suppress Parasoft findings using the UI of in an IDE. See Suppressing the Reporting of Findings for information about manually suppressing findings in source code or a suppression file.

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1. Right-click on a single finding or a group of selected findings and choose Suppress from the menu.

   

2. Enter a reason for suppressing the finding and choose where the suppressions will be stored. You can select one of the following options:

   • In source code - The selected finding will be suppressed in code and shared across the team when checked in your source control system.
   • Locally in file - The suppression will be stored in a parasoft.suppress file located in the same location as the corresponding source file. See In-file Suppressions for details.
   • On DTP- The suppression will be stored on DTP and shared with the team. You can only suppress findings that are already registered on DTP.

   

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   icon false title Suppressing Findings on DTP
   The On DTP option is only available only for findings that are have already been registered on DTP .Findings and are suppressed in the subsequent analysis run.

3. Click OK to complete the suppression.

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If you choose to store a suppression in a file, it will be stored in a parasoft.suppress file created in the same location as the source file that contains the finding. When you add a suppression, the file automatically opens in the IDE editor. The contents of the file may resemble the following:

suppression-begin
file: Simple.cpp
rule-id: SECURITY-22
message: Do not use mbstowcs() function
reason: verified
author: annstu
suppression-end

suppression-begin
file: Account.cpp
rule-id: JSF-043
message: Tabs should be avoided
reason: verified
author: annstu
suppression-end

If you are using an Eclipse IDE, newly created suppression files are automatically included in added to your project and displayed in the file tree in the IDE along with other project files. In Visual Studio, you need to manually add individual suppression files to your project:

1. Enable the Show All Files option on the Visual Studio Solution Explorer toolbar or refresh the Solution Explorer if the option is already enabled. This will display files from outside the project, including the Parasoft suppression files.
2. Right-click the suppression file(s) you add to your project and choose Include in Project from the menu.

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